After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

As a result, they would come one less time a year and earn much less money.

Su Chuan replied respectfully, "This time I brought a lot of seafood with me, so one trip is equivalent to two or three trips."

Murong Chen was clearly very interested in seafood. "Yesterday, I heard from the steward of the manor that a seafood caravan had come to the capital. The concubine was suffering from severe morning sickness and could not eat many foods. She kept saying that the fish and shrimp sent by the imperial kitchen were fishy, ​​so I didn't rush to send someone to buy them."

"Is the concubine pregnant?" Shen Dagou looked at Shen Tian with sparkling eyes.

Shen Tian nodded emphatically, two suspicious blushes appearing on her somewhat pale face. "It's been almost three months, and the reaction is a bit severe. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager invited the imperial physician to come and see me, and they just said that it will get better after this period."

Shen Dagou, still worried, tentatively asked, "Would you like me to make some seafood for you to try? It's a recipe taught by Sister Su Tai. I can't taste any fishy smell myself. Would you like to try it?"

Shen Tian smiled and agreed; she couldn't possibly refuse her older brother's concern.

The housekeeper hurriedly led Shen Dagou to the kitchen.

Taking the opportunity, Su Chuan opened several valuable items in front of the servants in the room, "This box contains sea cucumbers and scallops, all of which are delicacies from the sea, and this too."

Su Chuan opened the largest box, allowing everyone to see the more than 300-pound bluefin tuna.

"Hiss!" Everyone in the room gasped.

Murong Chen strode down the steps and examined the bluefin tuna from head to toe, exclaiming, "How can it be so big?"

Su Chuan explained, "Because it's a deep-sea fish, this kind of fish is specifically eaten raw. We brought some processed fish meat, Your Highness can try it."

Murong Chen immediately ordered his attendants to thaw the sashimi.

They are clearly very much looking forward to it.

Su Chuan then pointed to other seafood, "There are also frozen abalone, squid, octopus, etc., but this is the most precious one."

Su Zhan walked to the other end and opened a small box.

"What beautiful pearls!" Shen Tian exclaimed first, her expression excited.

Murong Chen took out a pearl and exclaimed in amazement, "It is even more dazzling and round than the pearls that were presented as tribute."

"This was found inside a large deep-sea clam, and what's most special is that there's a pink one too." Su Chuan opened another small box, inside which was a round pink pearl about the size of a thumbnail.

This really opened everyone's eyes.

Shen Tian said, "The gifts have been too expensive over the years. I'll accept the seafood, but you can take the pearls back with you."

Su Chuan shook his head and comforted her instead, "Consort, just accept it with peace of mind. These gifts over the years have all been prepared by Xiao Tai and your elder brother. They are their good intentions. Xiao Tai said that if pearls can be found this time, pearls can be found in the future. Consort, just focus on making them beautiful and exquisite. You don't need to worry about anything else."

"Haha, what a wonderful idea! Just focus on making it beautiful and exquisite, and don't worry about anything else! In that case, Consort, please accept it! I will prepare a suitable return gift for you."

Once Murong Chen spoke, Shen Tian knew she couldn't say anything more.

This New Year's gift will soon be known, and it will also serve as a slap in the face to certain people.

As they were talking, the seafood that Shen Dagou had prepared was served.

A plate of steamed mackerel, prepared using the method taught by Su Tai, even the sauce was provided by Su Tai.

A plate of garlic shrimp, along with yellow croaker in soy sauce, sweet and sour eel, and crispy ribbonfish.

The table full of seafood made even Murong Chen, who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, turn his head in surprise.

Shen Tian mentally prepared herself for a while before trying to reach for the large yellow croaker with her chopsticks. She took a small bite, but there was no reaction. She tried another bite and was still able to hold on.

Wax Plum was overjoyed, "That's wonderful, Consort, you can eat it!" Shen Tian nodded with a smile, picked up another piece of steamed mackerel with her chopsticks, and her eyes lit up after just one bite, "This is delicious!"

Murong Chen immediately and attentively served her some fish, saying, "Eat more if you like."

As he spoke, he peeled a garlic shrimp for Shen Tian himself.

Shen Tian blushed and ate the shrimp in front of everyone.

Under Murong Chen's feeding, Shen Tian actually ate quite a lot, and it was all good stuff.

Murong Chen was in a great mood and rewarded Shen Dagou and the other two with many good things.

Wait for them to leave.

Murong Chen helped Shen Tian back.

As soon as Shen Tian entered the room, she pulled Murong Chen aside and said, "Your Highness, I've just been thinking, how about we present that pink pearl to the Empress Dowager? And what about those large, round pearls?"

Seeing her sincere expression, Murong Chen immediately felt sorry for her. "These are all New Year's gifts from your family. You can do whatever you want with them. No one will say anything even if you don't give them to anyone."

Shen Tian shook her head seriously, "I'm just a concubine. If the principal wife doesn't even have this, wouldn't it invite jealousy if I kept it?"

"Of course not! You are carrying the royal child, the most precious of all. Who would dare to be jealous of you?" Murong Chen said, displeased.

Shen Tian had no choice but to coax her a few more times.

In the end, Murong Chen went along with her wishes and gave the pink pearl to the Empress, while sending the other two largest white pearls to the Empress Dowager's palace.

The Queen had clearly never seen such colorful pearls before, especially so large, and was overjoyed. "Where did you get them?"

Murong Chen didn't hide anything and told him everything.

The Empress sighed with satisfaction, "I was worried that girl's humble background would make you a laughingstock, but I never expected her to be the most promising and bring me the most honor!"

The emperor had four sons. Except for Murong Chen, who had no principal wife, the other three had principal wives, concubines, and maids. However, only the second prince's concubine Li and the third prince's concubine Zhang had actually given birth to daughters. The fourth prince's concubine, Gao, did give birth to a son, but unfortunately, the mother's status was too low, so the emperor dared not do too much to pay attention to him and was restrained.

These women all took two or three years to give birth after marriage, unlike Shen Tian, ​​who became pregnant not long after getting married.

Now, Shen Tian is even presenting her with a unique pink pearl from Langya Kingdom, something that those self-proclaimed noble wives and concubines could never offer.

Murong Chen looked pleased, "As long as Mother is happy."

"I'm so happy! Consort Shen's family has had it tough too. I'll give you some nice things to take back with you later."

"it is good!"

Murong Chen arrived quickly and left quickly.

When the emperor came over after the morning court session, the empress immediately showed off her pink pearls.

The emperor seemed to have thought of something and asked the eunuch beside him, "I remember that Duan Ren, the magistrate of Zhaohua County, sent a memorial saying that Shen Yi, the town official of Dahe Town in Zhaohua County, built a pontoon bridge. He seems to be from Shenjiazhuang. Is he related to Consort Shen?"

Originally, the emperor couldn't remember a mere prince or concubine, but due to the difficulty of producing offspring for the royal family, any woman who became pregnant could be mentioned in front of the emperor.

Before the eunuch could speak, the Empress spoke first, "They are related. They are from the same clan. This Shen Yi is the adopted son of the Marquis of Yong'an, and Consort Shen is the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an. So they are siblings."

This time, the pearls were a New Year's gift that Shen Yi sent to Consort Shen. It seems he assembled a caravan and specially brought them from Qiongzi. (End of Chapter)